
Clouded Footman -male & female with eggs
These are the same moths as in the last post but this was the scene 6 days later. Two of the moths had flown away and the other was clear-off the female. The wingless female had started laying eggs seen here as minute glistening orbs. The female had the same colours as seen on the caterpillar. Will wait to see what happens next.....
The Clouded Footman is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is known from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Leuba Ridgway
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Uploaded Apr 11, 2017. Captured Apr 11, 2017 13:56 in 13 Rose St, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia.
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